The Arts Society Portsdown (formerly called Portsdown DFAS) has been offering members a vibrant and interesting programme of lectures, study days and outings for many years. We are a member society of The Arts Society and we are a registered charity in our own right: no. 801224.

We hold ten monthly lectures from October through to July on a broad range of arts based subjects. Recent subjects have ranged from Australian Impressionism to Treasures of the Silk Road. In addition: Special Interest Days are held each year allowing for a more in depth look at an artistic subject. Outings are arranged to places of interest such as Sandhurst and Blenheim Palace.

We take part in Heritage Volunteer projects, for example, preserving materials at Stansted House and helping to conserve the books at the Admiralty Library in the Portsmouth Dockyard.